Use the Planning AutoSchedule process and the Shipping AutoSchedule process to automatically build supplier schedules. This process builds schedules for those supplier site/item combinations that have AutoScheduling enabled and that match the AutoSchedule build parameters. You can manually build schedules with the Scheduler's Workbench.
Exceptions encountered during the AutoSchedule process can be viewed by choosing the View Log button in the Requests window.
In the Submit Requests window, select Planning AutoSchedule or Shipping AutoSchedule in the Name field.
Enter the horizon start date.
Select the ship-to organization.
Select the MRP plan name from which you want to extract unimplemented planned orders for MRP planned items to be autoscheduled.
Note: A planning name is required. Select one of the following: MRP, MPS, or DRP plan name.
Select the MPS plan name from which you want to extract unimplemented planned orders for MPS planned items to be autoscheduled.
Select the DRP plan name from which you want to extract unimplemented planned orders for DRP planned items.
Select Yes to indicate that you want to include releases beyond the schedule horizon.
If you check the Include Future Releases option, a Future bucket will be included at the end of the horizontal bucket schedule. The Future bucket will include all approved releases that are associated with a ship-to organization, supplier site, and item that have a due date which falls after the schedule horizon end date. These future releases will not be included in the printed or EDI schedules.
Select Yes to indicate autoconfirm the schedule. Otherwise, you must confirm the schedule manually in the Supplier Schedules window.
Select the method by which you want to communicate the schedule: BOTH, EDI, NONE, or PRINT.
Select a supplier to restrict the schedule to a specific supplier.
Select a supplier site to restrict the schedule to a specific site.
Select a category set to restrict the schedule to a specific category set.
Select a category from the category set to restrict the schedule to that category.
Select an item to restrict the schedule to a specific item.
Select a scheduler to restrict the schedule to that scheduler.
Select a buyer to restrict the schedule to that buyer.
Select the plan owner.